Category Archives: Education

Making Sugar Crystals – Science at Home

Posted on May 10, 2013 by lifeatthezoo

Tweet Welcome back to another Science at Home post… this post was encouraged by Trisha from Inspiration Laboratory – she challenged me to get sciency in the kitchen! The obvious and most fun craft for kids in the science are … Continue reading →

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Science At Home: Acoustics – Vibrations make Sound

Posted on May 4, 2013 by lifeatthezoo

Tweet Well.. you may have seen that we have been busy playing the homemade guitar over on Red Ted Art. It was lots of fun to make and the kids loved decorating it. But there was another “motif” for making … Continue reading →

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Science at Home: Toad Life Cycle – Day 1 – 8 Feeding

Posted on April 21, 2013 by lifeatthezoo

Tweet Well.. it has been an exciting week! The have seen the eggs develop before our eyes and the tadpoles hatch and grow. We have started feeding them and have to move them to a bigger bowl!! Check out Part … Continue reading →

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10 Science Activities – Growing Things

Posted on April 17, 2013 by lifeatthezoo

Tweet Welcome back to another Science “Hangout” – a video where sciency parents and teachers come together to share fun and easy science experiments to do in the home. Today’s hangout is all about GROWING things. Remember, science isn’t always … Continue reading →

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Science at Home: How old is a Tree?

Posted on April 15, 2013 by lifeatthezoo

Tweet Suddenly we have a “Science” explosion in our house. It goes to show that “the more you do, the more you do”. I guess it brings things front of mind and reminds you that there are simple learning opportunities … Continue reading →

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